First off I am not totally without sympathy for the stranded VACATIONERS on the cruise ship, Splendor. I am sure there were some tense moments when the fire in the engine room broke out. It appears that they got it under control.
Of course now they are being towed. They are without power and food or air conditioning. They are being towed in by the USS Reagan and the Coast Guard has been doing all they can, oh and they have had food airlifted in. Okay, it is SPAM, pop-tarts, croissants, and crabmeat. They have cold showers. The weather is good and it looked like they didn't have rough seas. Going 4kts is no fun. That is damn slow. Dragonheart can usually make 5 under engine and we have been know to make 9kts with a good wind!
However, the people of Haiti would probably love being on a disabled cruise ship. The Soldiers that are risking their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan would love to be on a disabled cruise ship.
How blessed the people on the cruise ship are: They were able to take a vacation on the largest cruise ship in the Carnival Line. They are going to be reimbursed for this trip and they are going to be given another trip free of charge.
The media is making sound like the worst thing that can happen. I can think of several things that are much worse. I am sure that you can too.
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On some of our crossings I would have been happy to have Spam, Pop-Tarts and being towed would have been a blessing.
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